In my infinite wisdom I went for the KOM on Jacobs Ladder in the Peaks, I ended up crashing hard and I’m now battered & bruised but learnt a valuable lesson, just ride my bloody bike and forget about Strava!!

I’m also unsure if I should replace my lid, it isn’t cracked but does have a small ding, I’m just worried I’ve damaged the integrity of the helmet and another crash could see it smash in to a thousand pieces, advice on this would be great.

Not going for a KOM but a PB on a long climb with a sharp descent on the other side. On the way down I left my braking a bit late for the closed gate at the bottom and ended up in the fence. No real damage, just a bruised ego.